1. You can walk into Costco and buy alcohol without a membership.

Non-members can also fill prescriptions at their pharmacy, eat at the food court, and use a Costco gift card bought for them by a member.

2. If you use a Sharpie on a dry-eraser board by accident, write over it with a dry-erase marker, and then it’ll wipe away.

3. A U.S. dollar bill is 6 inches long; use it to measure stuff in a pinch.

4. When it gets awkward talking to someone new, remember the FORD method for making small talk.

F = Family (Ask about their spouse, kids, and siblings)
O = Occupation (Ask what they do and how they like it)
R = Recreation (Ask, “What do you do for fun?” or “How do you usually spend your weekends?”)
D = Dreams (What have you always wanted to do? Where have you always wanted to go?)

5. If you ever get lost in a city, look at the roofs. Most satellite dishes face south if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere.

Or, like, just GPS yourself because it’s 2015. But if you want to spend a sexy night in, you can use the immensely popular webpage dishpointer.com to see which direction the satellite dishes point in your neighborhood.

6. Honey never spoils.

7. Middle-clicking a link opens it in a new tab without switching to it.

(Middle-click by clicking that scroll wheel on your mouse.)

8. To avoid crying while cutting an onion, put the onion in the freezer for about 15 minutes before cutting it.